Time and patience are called for... many surprises await you.

[caine2000]

I recently filled out an application for a License to Carry a Firearm in the State of Massachusetts. For a right that's specifically guaranteed in the constitution, they sure make the process extremely difficult. Then again, it's not exactly a walk in the park to set up a speedy trial with a jury of my peers. But the point being, they go to

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[eeeniebean]

Of course not. The state has a "interest in marriage." They hardly want to do ANYTHING to discourage straight people from getting married.

Well, unless you're trying to marry someone from another country.

Isn't in interesting how government can influence social factors via bureaucracy? Access to abortion and gun licensing are both prime examples though very different. Neither are outlawed, per se, but their availabilities are limited and there are more and more hoops to jump through to obtain what you seek. A bureaucratic layer is a massive deterrent to those who are short on time, money or a particular conviction.

[eeeniebean]

Oh, and parenting?

Shaft A, Slot B.
Happy Mother's Day.

[xxariaxx]

*sighs* i would have failed miserably, i don't test well. but the being married part is going good :) (even without a big test)

I dunno...

[the_ericai]

I don't think I'm comfortable with you having a firearm, a wife/husband OR children. Come to think of it...I'm not sure how comfortable I am with ANYONE having these things.

Uh...what's the curriculum of the Marriage Safety Course?

Let's call the whole thing off

[caine2000]

I would like to point out that I have a much better record with firearms than I do marriage and children.

I don't know what would be in the marriage course, but the whole point wouldn't be to give you the proper skill set so much as to deter idiots and poor people from marriage. You know, like with gun control.

Then again an unmarried populace isn't nearly so difficult for a dictator to take over as an unarmed one is.

Re: Let's call the whole thing off

[the_ericai]

I would like to point out that I have a much better record with firearms than I do marriage and children.

Uh, because you shot the wife and kids??

Then again an unmarried populace isn't nearly so difficult for a dictator to take over as an unarmed one is.

You have a good point there...but, then, you have to wonder about the veracity of that statement. Unmarried people are often very smart and capable, which is why they don't get married. They can do everything themselves. Well, almost everything...
It only stands to reason that unmarried people would be better at hiding out in bunkers, stockpiling rocks and slingshots and lasers, ready to revolt at a moment's notice.

killing them softly with your... mp5

[caine2000]

I've never shot anyone despite my best efforts (aka joining active duty military). I guess I just wasn't "lucky" enough to have the W as my commander in chief. As far as it goes I've got a perfect shooting range proficiency with no casualties. I can't say the same for my record as far as relationships go.

And I'm going to have to disagree with you about the unarmed and unmarried populace. An idiot with a loaded rifle is still a bigger deterrant than a genius with no rifle.

Survival of the Fittest

[caine2000]

The problem with that is natural selection is supposed to cull the herd of the slowest and weakest. If marriage was tougher to get into then only the smartest or strong-willed among us would get married and procreate.